Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-24
A BAD CHURCH MOUSE.
He Ran Up Brother Jsckm ans Trous-
ers During Meeting.
From the Neqo York Star.

From The Ne1o York StEr.
A church mouse, although proverbially
poor, has never had its character for meekness
questioned. 1t has never been even limited
that there was any unrighteous frivolities
about him. He has been pitied for his
poverty, facetiously alluded to as having a
brave appetite. and some have even spoken
In contempt of his judgment in hanging
around church anyway. But the mouse mas
borne it all in silence.
During services, when the congregation
slept ana the good minister went on In the
even tenor of his sermon, the church mouse
has come out and made friendly calls at the
pews down the main ailse, as il looking Tor
charlty from the well-fed people. Nobody
ever supposed that this lonely mouse would
be 30 vicious as TO break up NJ ethOdlst prayer
meeting These meetings are usually noted
Tor their spirited charges upon the deVll anu
his hosts. and the noise Of this engagement ls
generally more than poor church mouse
can ConsCientiously face.
But the White Plains mouse in the Metho-
DIST church there was not that kind OF
mouse.
When Brother Plat was praying in Il
sharp, and Brothers Romer and Cox and
Iackman we're encouraging him by frequent
Explanations of approval away down IN u
nat, the mouse came oft to see what WAS
going on, What he saw anu heard no doubt
affected his nerves and caused HIM TO lose his
head and his reckoning.
s the battle went on the mouse concluded
mat he must get under cover. Taxing the
correct bearings for Brother Jackman's right
trousers leg, which gaped a welcome, the
poor church mouse ran in. 1t was fearful
mistake. for 1t cost him his life, frightened
Brother Jackman so badly that ne imagined
the old enemy had him, and temporarily
broke up MIR. Platt's suppdCation.
When the mouse had turned the bend of
Brother Jackman's knee he exclaimed, ION,
Lord - in such peculiar uoUe that IL arrested
the proceedings for an instant. W hea he sup
p!emented this exclamation with the earthly
remark, "Ouch!" and then Ion, heaven"
there was a faint suspicion that Brother
JaCkman was not giving his undivided atten-
tlon to the remarks which Brother Platt was
utterlnR. When the ewes OF the ast0nshed
bro hers and sisters were rlvlted upon Brother
Jackman they beheld an excited young man
standing before them in a stopping condition,
holding on to some real or imaginary sub
stance, they were not certain which, on the
inside of his trousers leg Just above his knee.
quick and hard HIS ewes were standing out
Ike those of a snail, and altogether lie seemed
perturhed.
Those OF The more thoughtful and expert
enCed brothers, who had seen the athletic eN-
erclscs introduced by the "BrooktYn boys"
vaguely suggested to themselves That this
M ght be Il rehearsal, but when Brother Jack
man straiEhtened up his manly form and
shook his Leg Ike a tidy cat when she gets her
dainty foot wet, and the poor church mouse
dropped out OF the trousers leg limp and
hlDDy on the Administer carpet, he sisters
snTicked and the more mature brothers re-
marked: We'll, | swouw."
the poor httle church mouse was dead.
There was no heart in the services afte r
this awful discovery. aud when Brother Plat
had cut out q good secClon of his prayer and
Brother Lull had pronounced the beucdlctiOn
te dead mouse was thrown out INTO the cold,
Ctuel snow.